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4—Part Orford Newt, Thursday, July 20, 1967
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Chinook Salmon Under Study In Curry Streams
ROLLIE MONTAGNE, aquatic biologist, Oregon Fish Commission, uses seine net to sam
ple f i s h population in Curry county streams. This picture was taken in the Upper \\ in
chuck region, but similar work is being done on all streams in the county including the
Sixes and Elk Rivers in northern Curry. Biologists are malting some important new dis
coveries about the life cycle of the fa ll Chinook salmon, native to Curry streams.
HERE, Montagne and his assistant, Wendell Stauffer, carefully take the small fingerlings
from the net. They are placed in bucket of water and ïanquilized so biologists can make
detailed observation. Special seine net with light-w eight aluminum poles is used so that
two men can transport it through rugged back country of Curry county*.
by Marge Barrett
»rooking»—"It Is surprising a l
most nothing has been written
on this particular race of sa l
mon. Ihis is our aim —to re
search the life history of the
fail Chinook salmon in Curry
County," R ollie M o n t a g n e ,
Aquatic Biologist, told us when
we hiked into the upper Win-
chuck River region of southern
Curry county to interview him
»r.J hi» a n is t a n t , Wendell Stauf
fer, recently.
The two m en are handling the
research for the Cregon Fish
Commission w h i c h only last
y e a r set up the laboratory in
Brookings to m a k e the study.
Montagne and his assistant are
tramping up a n d down Curry
County's rivers and their tribu
taries, sampling the fish popula
t io n , testing stream flows and
tern peraturcs to obta in this vital
information on the l ife cycle of
the salmon.
Detailed notes are taken and
accurate re ¡ « i s written on their
findings. When all of this re
search is com pleted it is ex
pected to be appiied to the arti
ficia l [Topogatian o f salmon
and w ill also provide com plete
data for enhancing the natural
environment of the fish.
Already some important dis
coveries have been made. "We
t h o u g h t the small Chinook
spawned in November and De-
ceniber outmigrated from the
rivers in A pril.. . we are finding
these f i s h stay over several
months, living in the stream's
estuary, rearing in these tide
water bays, "Montagne told u*
Applied to artificual propoga-
tion of salmon this type of in
formation could be extrem ely
vital. The biologists are now
interested in determining how
long the fish live in tide water
b e f o r e outmigrating t o the
ocean, the number of fish such
estuaries can successfully rear
a n d what percentage oif the
Chinook salmon actually make
this part of their life cy cle.
It appears there may be three
different migration processes for
the specie of fall Chinook na
tive to streams in Curry County,
Montagne told us. We have the
fish outmigrating when they are
real small after tliey have reared
only a short tim e in the stream.
Then we nave those that com e
down to the estuary to rear until
som etim e in June and then still
a third group that w ill not leave
fresh water until as late as Nov-
ber, he adds.
In order to measure the fish
FROM LOUISIANA
Visiting with Mrs. Edith Al
onzo and fam ily Friday,July 14,
were former neighbors Mr. ana
Mrs. H.C. Morace of Winnsboro,
La.
They had visited with their
son, 1st Lt. Ernie Morace, Air
F o rc e , in Tucson, Aria., who w ill
be leaving for V iet Nam in
September, and traveled on to
Canada before stopping here to
visit.
and gather other fm portant data,
we saw tha biologists take them
ki a seine oat from the haad-
watars aad tributaries of the
W uwhuek Rivar. \ special pow
dered tranquil ber was added to
the bucket of water and the
fingerlings were carefully plac
ed In the water where they be
cam e lim p within a few m in
utes. Then the men could easily
measure t h e m . Identify t h a
specie and make other obser
vations.
Stream flow rate, air temp
erature and water temperature
ware all recorded along with the
site of the llah and specie. Spec
ial water proof paper was caed
for the valuable notes. Working
with these sm all fingerlings is
easier than trying to make the
same oteervations from adult
fish. In the spring and summer
Curry streams are clearer and
condition generally better for
such a study.
Behavior of tha salmon Is a
brand new field and an Inter
esting one, Montagne said. The
two men are going to datemi ine
the kind of environment the fish
live in, bow much living area
is available for the spawn and
bow they live Inside of this
habitat.
Besides studying the life of
the Chinook salmon, the fish
population in streams i> being
counted. Cto our visit to the
sampling site on the Winchuck,
Chinook a n d steelhead were
loth found living in the stream,
hi a near-by but colder tribu
tary, samples showed the Coho
or savers to be present.
The biologists are also look
ing for log jam s and natural
barriers to s a l m o n spawning
grounds. Such sites are photo
graphed and reported to the fish
commission headquarters. If die
spawning area above such bar
riers is large and of good quality,
plans are made to remove the
obstacles.
Long hours have been spent
by the two men exploring t ie
salmon streams in Curry County
including the Sixes and Elk R iv
ers in northern Curry. They are
expiert backpackers and cam piers
and som etim es stay as long as
seven days In the wilderness
regions before returning to the
laboratory. Special attention is
given to carefully packed gear
and equipment and daily food
rations are planned in advance.
This is die first study of this
magnitude to be made on Cur
ry's rivers and is one that should
pirovide extensive information
for both artificial propagation
of salmon and also contribute
to Improvement of their natural
environment.
At Trailer Rally
Invited to hang their blue
berets on 'h is to ry , charm and
warm hoapltallty In beautiful
Sonoma V alley— Valley of the
Moon” — n e a r
Santa Ko a a,
C a lif., three A ir Stream T r a ll-
erttes from Port Orford Joined
the alx others who stayed the
night of June 21 In the parking
lot at Pacific M arket.
On the 22nd they drove to
W lUeta, C a lif., and the next
day to the tr a ile r rally at Santa
Rosa. Thoae going from Port
Orford were M r. and M r s .C la r -
ence Hines, M r. and M rg. Robt.
M eyer, M r. and M ra . Val Town-
ley and M r. and M ra . Norman
Baker who Joined the party
after the firs t of July. Thh *a a
an International rally and at
the last count there were 2,162
tra ile rs registered.
The grotg) le called the W ally
Byam caravanners and thia
company eenda a truck with a
mechanic and tra ile r with each
caravan to fix ig> anyone who has
trouble. Groigje of tra ile rs went
from the ra lly to Hawaii, the
Mother
Lode country, both
Eastern and Western Canada to
end up at Expo *67, Mexico, the
Redwood E m p ire , theCaltfornla
Missions, and one group con
gregated at P rin e v ille , O re.
SATURDAY GUESTS
Saturday guests of M rs. BUI
Smith, Port O rfo rd , were M ra .
Joan Owens of Bandon and Can-
dance Henry of Phoenix.
C A LIF O R N IA GUESTS
Guests of M ra . Steven Smith
of Port O rford Saturday were
M r. and M rs . Dick Ralnhelmer
of P lercy, C a lif.
M A STERPO INT BRIDGE
Winners on Sunday, July 9, of
the Maaterpolnt Unit Bridge
game In Gold B e a c h were:
north-south, M r. and M rs . U.E.
M cC lary, Coquille, firs t; M ary
Erickson and Louise Coutts,
B r o o k i n g s , second; D rexel
Swanson and Bob M cC lu re,
Crescent C ity; and M r. and
M rs . Ed Conley, Port O rfo rd ,
fourth.
E ast-w est winners were: Na
dine Kalina and Geneva Tucker,
Port O rfo rd , firs t; M r. and
M ra . Fred Horowitz, Coos Bay,
second; M r. and M rs . Charles
Ganty, Brookings, th ird, an d
Ada Johnston and M rs . Lloyd
Goble, Gold Beach, fourth.
Monthly Maaterpolnt Bridge
was played at the Port O rford
Legion hall last Wednesday with
seven tables In play.
North-south winners were:
Geneva Tucker and E sth erC o n-
ley, Port O rfo rd , firs t; Sylvia
Doyle and M ra . Mary M su rer,
Gold Beach, second; M r. and
M ra . U. E. M cC lary, Coquille,
third; East-west: Fred Horo
witz and Ray Rapp, Coos Bay,
firs t; Jack Langworthy and le e
Lembuek, Cooe Hay, s e c o n d ,
and Carolyn Nichols and Jennie
Keen, Gokl Beach, third.
SW EET GUESTS
Guests at the home of M r.
and M ra . A rt Sweet of Slxee
are th eir son-in-law and daugh
te r, M r. and M ra. J. W. P a r
sons and son, Steve, of Ash
land.
NIECE VISITS
Chloe Ellen Jonea of Hick
man, Neb., has been the house
guest of the Otto Wlerhmanns
since returning with them from
their vacation trip to Nebraska.
She Is a niece and visited with
them at the Kalph Wiechmann
home In Nampa, Ida., on their
way to Port O rford. MlssJonea
left Sunday to visit relatives
In Salem and then visited Eldon
Wiechmann and the Daryl Rob
insons In Portland before flying
home.
ON T R A IL HIDE
T h irty 4 -H club members and
th eir sponsors took part In the
C u rry Country T ra il Ride e a r
lie r this month, sponsored by
the S h eriff’ s Posse. One groig>
met in Gold Beach aid went up
Pistol R iver, and the group
from Brookings went up the
Chetco R iver, meeting In the
h ills to the oast, and making a
rtde of from 12 to 13 miles
each day. When they returned
It was found that two of the
horses had distem per, so the
"P la y Days” which had been
planned by the Posse for every
other week during the summer
have been discontinued until
further notice.
Heat —
Take It Easy
This Summer
You o i i ' i really twat the heal
Whether It's the heal or the
hum idity or both, Il's hoi In al
nuMl all of the Untied Male« In
July After week» ol «wealing anil
•teaming, il'a not uiuommon to
find the heal 1« tieginiiing to wear
you down.
You caa'I do anything about
the outside temperature You can
avoid it if you're fortunate enough
to work and live in air conditioned
comfort, but It M ill wilt Ire hot
outside.
T h e American Medical A«ao
elation (x>lnts out that there are
some thing» you can do to be
more com fortable-thing» that ran
help you twat the heat.
Stay out of the m n a« much
a« poulble. «specially during the
middle ol the day when tay« are
holletl Wear light, loose clothing
T h e ladies have an edge over the
men In thia respevl Drink more
liquid« than utual. but take extra
•alt only on your physician's ad
vice, particularly if you have liver
or kidney trouble or a heart con
ditton.
Take a thower or dip In the
pool once or twice a day to cool
<>B. Get plenty of re« and deep
Eat your regular diet and don't go
overboard on cold cuts and u la d t.
unlrsa you like them anyway
Get up early in the morning
to do your heavy work on the lawn
Hurt In Woods
Steven Smith Is In Southern
Coos General Hospital In Ban
don recovering from Injuries
suffered In a logging accident up
Elk R iver. John P o ler, ton of
M rs . Doris W ells, haa been
taken to the hospital In Coot
Bay fo r fu rth er treatment of
an Injury he received In the
same accident.
A choker line came loose
and In trying to escape from
the log which was freed, Stove
fell and ran a la rge stlc k Ui rough
hla left thigh. Poler pulled liga
ments In his shoulder.
See
- G
or gardrti Or work al dude in the
evening, but try to avoid heavy ex
ertlon eluting the hottest hours ol
the day. There 1« a sound physical
reaaon behind the siesta custom of
the tropics
You need exercise in the sum
met as well a* In the winter, but
don't overdo it. especially on extra
hot days. Don't overdo physical rx
ertlon. whether at work or at play
T h e more relaxed outdoor life
of the tunimer month» ha> many
advantage« to ro m p ra u ir for the
heat. Slav relaxed xnd u*e common
•rnte and you ran beat the h e a t-
al lead aomewhat
4 #4Mf DHffi OmUMSlOH
A CLOSE-UP shot of the type of fingerlings being used
in the study. Tranquilizer was added to the water in the
top bucket. After fish became limp, measurement and
other ii.iu in ation were quickly completed. After they
w e r e returned to bucket of fresh water they soon began
m oving around in a normal way again. Were later return
ed to a quiet pool of the stream.
WEATHER
Date
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Rain
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Thursday
Luth. Ch. Women, 7:30 p. m.
N. Curry R e c ., 8 p. m.
Sunday
Co^i-Curry Pioneer and His
torical Association picnic
Monday
Cham, of C om ,, noon
Tuesday
Rotary, 12:10 p. m.
Tops Club, 1 p. m.
Lions A ux., 8 p. m.
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DATES TO REMEMBER
Birthday wishes go out this
week to Sylvia Honeywell, El
mer Bens, Randy Foster, Steven
Kalina and Connie Bright.
Anniversary wishes go to Mr.
andMrs.Edwin Burt and Mr. and
Mrs.John Hatcher.
VISIT IN CALIFORNIA
Mr. and Mrs.Jack Smith and
family of Agate Beach Trailer
Court, returned from a two week
vacatio n l a s t weekend. They
visited relatives in Whittier and
C oona, C a lif., and toured Dis
neyland, Sea World and Hunt
ington Park.
The washable finish on lea
ther gloves labeled ‘‘ washable”
dissolves In dry cleaning fluids
and the gloves are no longer
washable If they h ••V7 been dry
cleaned.
Elaine Carlson, extension
clothing specialist at Oregon
State U niversity, points out that
a good way to wash leather
gloves is on the hands. Swish
up a dense lather with mild
soap as you would in washing
Oregon Daily Princess, Alice Pitney, receives two "Thunder
Egg” halves, Oregon's slate rock, from OMSI Director I.orcn
McKinley, to present to the Chicago Museum of .Science and
Industry this week. Princess Mice travels to Chicago where
she'll repieseui Oiegon in American Dairy Princess Contest.
your hands.
When the outside is clean,
turn wrong side out and wash
the Inside. Rinse In warm water
and squeeze gently. Do not twist
or wring. Blot In a clean towel,
then blow into the gloves to
puff out the fingers. D ry flat,
away from heat or sun.
Before completely d ry, work
gloves onto your hands to soften
and reshape the leather. If they
should dry before you get to
them, wet your hands, shakeoff
e x c e s s moisture and "m a s
sage” the gloves on your hands.
Another way Is to roll gloves
In a damp towel for a few
minutes.
Dark gloves show soil le ss
but also need frequent washing.
All gloves get dirty and absorb
perspiration.
"You Get The Right Point 01 View Op There. . . the rows of poles, the miles of cable anti equipment
make a fellow realize how many customers he's working for, and his job seems important . . . he
comes down feeling good about it.” This typical comment came from Splicer. Darrell “ Ixtfty” Fenner.
At General Telephone Company of the Northwest, Inc., Lefty’s fellow workers call him a "Tele
phone Man,” and that’s one of their highest compliments! It means Lefty has wluit it takes to he
a top Splicer.
Lefty has lived in your neighborhood quite a while, but we, his
company, are a more recent neighbor . . . just since we took over
complete telephone service responsibilities from West Coast
Telephone Company.
. Lefty wants you to like us. He’s wo-king hard at it. He wants
you to know that we are busy sizing up the entire service situation
COMPANÍ OF THE NORTHWEST, INC.
in yotti area so we can do a good, intelligent job for you.
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